Senior Technician

4 days ago

Manchester, United Kingdom The University of Manchester Full time

We are seeking an enthusiastic and proactive Senior Technician to join our dynamic technical operations team, which strives to provide a sector leading technical support for FSE and the wider University. With a commitment to customer service excellence and a passion for science and engineering, this Senior Technician role will provide an agile technical support service to staff and students to support teaching, research and professional services. FSE’s research and teaching quality is recognised globally; This role is based in the Royce Hub Building, a £105m investment containing £200m of equipment. Part of Royce’s mission is to provide access to the latest facilities to the UK Materials Science community and to catalyse industrial collaboration and exploitation of materials research, so, alongside supporting internal access to the equipment from within the University of Manchester, the role holder will also be working on external projects for both industrial and academic partners.
The Polymer Characterisation, Processing and Synthesis Core Facility builds upon the innovative, creative, practical, and research capabilities of our enterprising technical staff. The facility aims to accelerate interdisciplinary research and teaching by recognising the intrinsic synergies within the experimental workflows of Natural Sciences and Engineering, while also supporting the Royce Chemical Materials Discovery theme.
We are seeking a Senior Technician who will be primarily responsible for the operation and maintenance of instrumentation for physical characterisation techniques e.g. Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), Rheology, Mechanical testing and Dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA). The role will also involve supporting the core facility team in delivering spectroscopic capabilities, such as FTIR, fluorimetry and Ellipsometry.
The role also involves proactively engaging with the Henry Royce Research and Facility Manager to support both internal and external stakeholders, fostering positive relationships to drive successful outcomes; and providing training, advice, and support to facility users, ensuring effective use of a wide range of scientific equipment and accurate interpretation of acquired data.
Fantastic market leading Pension scheme
Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme
Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
Additional paid closure over the Christmas period
Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers
As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. Our University is positive about flexible working – you can find out more here
Given the in-person requirements of this role, hybrid working is not feasible
Nicola Jones, Senior Technical Specialist, Core Facility Lead (Polymer Characterisation, Processing and Synthesis)
0161 850 2004 This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.

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